Chapter 104: Rocks Explodes! The Power of Darkness
Roger quickly snapped back to reality.
He immediately turned his head toward Lotte, his eyes full of astonishment as he asked.
"How are you here?"
"Did you leave the Rocks Pirates?"
"Impossible… How could Rocks let you go so easily?"
Everyone knew the Azure Emperor's potential was obvious to all. Even if Lotte wanted to leave the Rocks Pirates, Rocks would never agree so easily.
Lotte raised an eyebrow slightly.
"For now, yeah, I've left the Rocks Pirates."
"It's a long story. I still have some scores to settle with that bastard."
Hearing this, both Roger and Rayleigh's curiosity immediately flared up.
What exactly had happened?
Seeing their expressions, Lotte didn't hold back and calmly explained.
...
A moment later.
Roger stared at Lotte with a look as if he'd seen a ghost.
"You're saying two Admirals attacked you together, White Fox still got his arm cut off, and you managed to escape?!"
"How monstrous are you?!"
His tone was full of amazement.
Everyone knew that was two Marine Headquarters Admirals. Even he would likely be in grave danger if he faced them alone.
Yet Lotte, under such a terrifying assault,
Not only severed a Marine Admiral's arm but also escaped from it.
How strong did he have to be?!
Lotte waved his hand.
"Just some small tricks. There's still a gap in raw strength."
Roger almost instinctively asked.
What kind of small tricks? Could you teach me?!
But considering his crew was still around and he needed to keep some face as captain, he held back from asking.
But to be able to do something like that.
Those "small tricks" were definitely not as simple as Lotte made them sound.
As the ship sailed on.
Their group steadily approached the direction of God Valley.
...
At this moment.
The battle at God Valley had only just begun.
As Rocks faced Steel Bone Kong and the last remaining Admiral, the Navy's Iron Triangle also engaged the top cadres of the Rocks Pirates.
Whitebeard Newgate faced Sengoku.
Golden Lion Shiki was targeted by the strongest of the Iron Triangle, Garp.
The other cadres.
Also clashed with elite Vice Admirals from Marine Headquarters.
But strangely, Charlotte Linlin—one of the top cadres on Rocks' ship alongside Golden Lion Shiki and Whitebeard Newgate.
Was nowhere to be seen.
Even so.
The people on the Rocks pirate ship, relying on their far-superior strength, managed to hold off the attack despite being vastly outnumbered by the Navy's tens of thousands of soldiers.
After all, the Navy was also cautious. Whether it was Newgate's Tremor-Tremor Fruit or Golden Lion's slashes, both posed enormous threats.
If warships got caught up in battles of this level, it would only waste Marine Headquarters' forces needlessly. In the end, the outcome would still depend on the fight between Rocks and Steel Bone Kong.
Swirling sand instantly enveloped Rocks' figure.
Under the infusion of Armament Haki, the sand turned into razor-sharp tiny blades, seizing the chance to cover his body.
A middle-aged man who looked somewhat aged stared fixedly at Rocks.
"Rocks, today you die here!"
This was the last Marine Headquarters Admiral currently on the battlefield,
Codename: Yellow Dragon.
After the previous lesson, Steel Bone Kong naturally wouldn't give Rocks the slightest chance.
With one Admiral plus himself teaming up against the enemy,
Even if Rocks' strength surpassed him by a margin.
There was absolutely no way he could break through their defense line!
"Heh, I was wondering where a fossil like you got the guts to face me one-on-one. So this was your plan all along."
"It's about time I showed you old fossils the real gap between us."
"This battle will undoubtedly end with my victory!"
As Rocks' extremely arrogant voice echoed from within the sandstorm, both Yellow Dragon's and Steel Bone Kong's expressions changed.
Everyone knew this was an ability released at point-blank range.
Could Rocks really have been completely unaffected?!
Yellow Dragon's heart shook.
Then, as the sandstorm gradually dissipated completely, Rocks' body stood unharmed in place, looking at the two in front of him with a playful expression.
"Had enough fun? I'm pretty busy, you know."
Yellow Dragon instinctively retreated a few steps, staring at Rocks in disbelief.
"Impossible?! How did you do that?!"
Everyone knew that was his full-power sandstorm—its destructive force could wipe out the surface of an island in an instant.
Yet Rocks,
Had simply stood still and completely blocked it?!
Steel Bone Kong's expression darkened even further.
"As expected, it's because of that Devil Fruit ability, isn't it?"
"Though I don't know exactly what you're hiding, it's ultimately useless."
"Yellow Dragon, don't worry too much. The two of us just need to keep fighting."
According to Marine Headquarters' investigation.
Combined with Rocks' habit of never touching seawater and never using Seastone weapons, it was easy to conclude he possessed some kind of Devil Fruit ability.
But that was, after all, only speculation.
It was only now that Steel Bone Kong could confirm—Rocks definitely had something strange about him.
Though he didn't know exactly what that fruit's ability was, even with an added Devil Fruit power, it didn't mean Rocks could defeat them.
As long as they stalled Rocks.
Once his subordinate pirate crew was crushed, they could concentrate all forces to deal with him!
Rocks raised an eyebrow, a ferocious grin on his face.
"Just you two old fossils think you can stop me?!"
"It's laughable!"
As his words fell.
Pitch-black mist surged from Rocks' body like burning flames. An extremely terrifying and oppressive aura made every Devil Fruit user present feel their hearts tremble.
Carrying the powerful pressure of Conqueror's Haki, it instantly enveloped the surroundings.
Any Navy soldiers who came into contact with it collapsed one after another, giving the Rocks Pirates an immediate opening!
Even Yellow Dragon's pupils showed a flash of panic.
He stared at the figure of Rocks shrouded in pitch-black darkness and instinctively clenched his fists.
"What... what kind of power is this?!"
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